North Carolina — 1936 presidential election
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Akashicstate1936 presidential electionNorth Carolina · PresidentRooseveltD+46.8
How it voted
Share of the 1936 vote
| Franklin D. Roosevelt ✓Democratic | 73.4% | 616,141 |
|---|---|---|
| Alf LandonRepublican | 26.6% | 223,294 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 0 |
1936presidential margin
D+60R+60
100 counties, each filled by 1936 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
North Carolina cast 13 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (100 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance County, NC | Democratic | D+48.3 |
| Alexander County, NC | Democratic | D+14.2 |
| Alleghany County, NC | Democratic | D+22.0 |
| Anson County, NC | Democratic | D+84.8 |
| Ashe County, NC | Democratic | D+9.8 |
| Avery County, NC | Republican | R+56.0 |
| Beaufort County, NC | Democratic | D+72.8 |
| Bertie County, NC | Democratic | D+94.2 |
| Bladen County, NC | Democratic | D+71.8 |
| Brunswick County, NC | Democratic | D+25.0 |
| Buncombe County, NC | Democratic | D+42.8 |
| Burke County, NC | Democratic | D+15.0 |
| Cabarrus County, NC | Democratic | D+62.6 |
| Caldwell County, NC | Democratic | D+33.1 |
| Camden County, NC | Democratic | D+79.2 |
| Carteret County, NC | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Caswell County, NC | Democratic | D+84.7 |
| Catawba County, NC | Democratic | D+26.6 |
| Chatham County, NC | Democratic | D+33.4 |
| Cherokee County, NC | Democratic | D+3.9 |
| Chowan County, NC | Democratic | D+88.3 |
| Clay County, NC | Republican | R+6.5 |
| Cleveland County, NC | Democratic | D+68.7 |
| Columbus County, NC | Democratic | D+67.9 |
| Craven County, NC | Democratic | D+84.9 |
| Cumberland County, NC | Democratic | D+72.8 |
| Currituck County, NC | Democratic | D+85.4 |
| Dare County, NC | Democratic | D+43.9 |
| Davidson County, NC | Democratic | D+17.2 |
| Davie County, NC | Republican | R+0.5 |
| Duplin County, NC | Democratic | D+58.8 |
| Durham County, NC | Democratic | D+70.8 |
| Edgecombe County, NC | Democratic | D+92.3 |
| Forsyth County, NC | Democratic | D+56.2 |
| Franklin County, NC | Democratic | D+91.5 |
| Gaston County, NC | Democratic | D+57.3 |
| Gates County, NC | Democratic | D+84.1 |
| Graham County, NC | Democratic | D+5.3 |
| Granville County, NC | Democratic | D+91.7 |
| Greene County, NC | Democratic | D+92.8 |
| Guilford County, NC | Democratic | D+45.8 |
| Halifax County, NC | Democratic | D+92.8 |
| Harnett County, NC | Democratic | D+56.0 |
| Haywood County, NC | Democratic | D+42.1 |
| Henderson County, NC | Democratic | D+6.0 |
| Hertford County, NC | Democratic | D+93.0 |
| Hoke County, NC | Democratic | D+86.5 |
| Hyde County, NC | Democratic | D+58.6 |
| Iredell County, NC | Democratic | D+49.5 |
| Jackson County, NC | Democratic | D+19.9 |
| Johnston County, NC | Democratic | D+44.3 |
| Jones County, NC | Democratic | D+78.5 |
| Lee County, NC | Democratic | D+69.5 |
| Lenoir County, NC | Democratic | D+88.7 |
| Lincoln County, NC | Democratic | D+22.3 |
| Macon County, NC | Democratic | D+12.9 |
| Madison County, NC | Republican | R+23.9 |
| Martin County, NC | Democratic | D+95.2 |
| McDowell County, NC | Democratic | D+26.4 |
| Mecklenburg County, NC | Democratic | D+69.5 |
| Mitchell County, NC | Republican | R+33.4 |
| Montgomery County, NC | Democratic | D+16.3 |
| Moore County, NC | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Nash County, NC | Democratic | D+88.8 |
| New Hanover County, NC | Democratic | D+69.9 |
| Northampton County, NC | Democratic | D+94.4 |
| Onslow County, NC | Democratic | D+84.3 |
| Orange County, NC | Democratic | D+45.5 |
| Pamlico County, NC | Democratic | D+30.8 |
| Pasquotank County, NC | Democratic | D+81.7 |
| Pender County, NC | Democratic | D+75.4 |
| Perquimans County, NC | Democratic | D+71.5 |
| Person County, NC | Democratic | D+76.6 |
| Pitt County, NC | Democratic | D+93.4 |
| Polk County, NC | Democratic | D+16.8 |
| Randolph County, NC | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| Richmond County, NC | Democratic | D+83.4 |
| Robeson County, NC | Democratic | D+86.7 |
| Rockingham County, NC | Democratic | D+63.7 |
| Rowan County, NC | Democratic | D+49.7 |
| Rutherford County, NC | Democratic | D+34.5 |
| Sampson County, NC | Democratic | D+9.1 |
| Scotland County, NC | Democratic | D+82.0 |
| Stanly County, NC | Democratic | D+18.0 |
| Stokes County, NC | Democratic | D+14.7 |
| Surry County, NC | Democratic | D+29.9 |
| Swain County, NC | Democratic | D+11.4 |
| Transylvania County, NC | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| Tyrrell County, NC | Democratic | D+55.1 |
| Union County, NC | Democratic | D+85.1 |
| Vance County, NC | Democratic | D+87.0 |
| Wake County, NC | Democratic | D+78.0 |
| Warren County, NC | Democratic | D+91.2 |
| Washington County, NC | Democratic | D+55.6 |
| Watauga County, NC | Democratic | D+6.5 |
| Wayne County, NC | Democratic | D+60.4 |
| Wilkes County, NC | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Wilson County, NC | Democratic | D+86.4 |
| Yadkin County, NC | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Yancey County, NC | Democratic | D+14.5 |
North Carolina results by county
100 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,178 | 11,02574.1% | 3,84725.9% | 00.0% | 14,872 |
| Alexander County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+811 | 3,26257.1% | 2,45142.9% | 00.0% | 5,713 |
| Alleghany County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+847 | 2,34561.0% | 1,49839.0% | 00.0% | 3,843 |
| Anson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,248 | 4,62992.4% | 3817.6% | 00.0% | 5,010 |
| Ashe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+995 | 5,55254.9% | 4,55745.1% | 00.0% | 10,109 |
| Avery County | Alf Landon+2,132 | 83922.0% | 2,97178.0% | 00.0% | 3,810 |
| Beaufort County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,169 | 6,13386.4% | 96413.6% | 00.0% | 7,097 |
| Bertie County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,713 | 3,82897.1% | 1152.9% | 00.0% | 3,943 |
| Bladen County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,809 | 3,36085.9% | 55114.1% | 00.0% | 3,911 |
| Brunswick County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,085 | 2,71062.5% | 1,62537.5% | 00.0% | 4,335 |
| Buncombe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+14,176 | 23,64671.4% | 9,47028.6% | 00.0% | 33,116 |
| Burke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,948 | 7,45457.5% | 5,50642.5% | 00.0% | 12,960 |
| Cabarrus County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,472 | 12,29781.3% | 2,82518.7% | 00.0% | 15,122 |
| Caldwell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,388 | 6,80966.6% | 3,42133.4% | 00.0% | 10,230 |
| Camden County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+891 | 1,00889.6% | 11710.4% | 00.0% | 1,125 |
| Carteret County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,891 | 3,78066.7% | 1,88933.3% | 00.0% | 5,669 |
| Caswell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,286 | 2,49392.3% | 2077.7% | 00.0% | 2,700 |
| Catawba County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,630 | 11,01763.3% | 6,38736.7% | 00.0% | 17,404 |
| Chatham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,191 | 4,37366.7% | 2,18233.3% | 00.0% | 6,555 |
| Cherokee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+259 | 3,47351.9% | 3,21448.1% | 00.0% | 6,687 |
| Chowan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,454 | 1,55094.2% | 965.8% | 00.0% | 1,646 |
| Clay County | Alf Landon+185 | 1,34046.8% | 1,52553.2% | 00.0% | 2,865 |
| Cleveland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,277 | 11,39384.3% | 2,11615.7% | 00.0% | 13,509 |
| Columbus County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,145 | 6,35984.0% | 1,21416.0% | 00.0% | 7,573 |
| Craven County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,090 | 5,54392.4% | 4537.6% | 00.0% | 5,996 |
| Cumberland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,481 | 6,50586.4% | 1,02413.6% | 00.0% | 7,529 |
| Currituck County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,497 | 1,62592.7% | 1287.3% | 00.0% | 1,753 |
| Dare County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+847 | 1,38971.9% | 54228.1% | 00.0% | 1,931 |
| Davidson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,188 | 10,84458.6% | 7,65641.4% | 00.0% | 18,500 |
| Davie County | Alf Landon+26 | 2,47649.7% | 2,50250.3% | 00.0% | 4,978 |
| Duplin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,420 | 5,96679.4% | 1,54620.6% | 00.0% | 7,512 |
| Durham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+10,615 | 12,80485.4% | 2,18914.6% | 00.0% | 14,993 |
| Edgecombe County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,418 | 6,68496.2% | 2663.8% | 00.0% | 6,950 |
| Forsyth County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+13,478 | 18,73478.1% | 5,25621.9% | 00.0% | 23,990 |
| Franklin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,978 | 5,20995.8% | 2314.2% | 00.0% | 5,440 |
| Gaston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+12,783 | 17,55578.6% | 4,77221.4% | 00.0% | 22,327 |
| Gates County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,356 | 1,48492.1% | 1287.9% | 00.0% | 1,612 |
| Graham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+148 | 1,47352.6% | 1,32547.4% | 00.0% | 2,798 |
| Granville County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,094 | 4,27995.9% | 1854.1% | 00.0% | 4,464 |
| Greene County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,981 | 3,09796.4% | 1163.6% | 00.0% | 3,213 |
| Guilford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+16,065 | 25,57972.9% | 9,51427.1% | 00.0% | 35,093 |
| Halifax County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,922 | 8,23096.4% | 3083.6% | 00.0% | 8,538 |
| Harnett County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,754 | 8,01878.0% | 2,26422.0% | 00.0% | 10,282 |
| Haywood County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,844 | 8,17571.0% | 3,33129.0% | 00.0% | 11,506 |
| Henderson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+648 | 5,74753.0% | 5,09947.0% | 00.0% | 10,846 |
| Hertford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,243 | 2,32796.5% | 843.5% | 00.0% | 2,411 |
| Hoke County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,812 | 1,95393.3% | 1416.7% | 00.0% | 2,094 |
| Hyde County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+855 | 1,15779.3% | 30220.7% | 00.0% | 1,459 |
| Iredell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+7,491 | 11,30874.8% | 3,81725.2% | 00.0% | 15,125 |
| Jackson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,519 | 4,58059.9% | 3,06140.1% | 00.0% | 7,641 |
| Johnston County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,914 | 11,25372.2% | 4,33927.8% | 00.0% | 15,592 |
| Jones County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,375 | 1,56389.3% | 18810.7% | 00.0% | 1,751 |
| Lee County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,053 | 3,72384.7% | 67015.3% | 00.0% | 4,393 |
| Lenoir County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,503 | 5,85494.3% | 3515.7% | 00.0% | 6,205 |
| Lincoln County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,014 | 5,51561.2% | 3,50138.8% | 00.0% | 9,016 |
| Macon County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+757 | 3,31156.5% | 2,55443.5% | 00.0% | 5,865 |
| Madison County | Alf Landon+1,966 | 3,13338.1% | 5,09961.9% | 00.0% | 8,232 |
| Martin County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,366 | 4,47797.6% | 1112.4% | 00.0% | 4,588 |
| McDowell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,238 | 5,35263.2% | 3,11436.8% | 00.0% | 8,466 |
| Mecklenburg County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+21,460 | 26,16984.7% | 4,70915.3% | 00.0% | 30,878 |
| Mitchell County | Alf Landon+1,693 | 1,68733.3% | 3,38066.7% | 00.0% | 5,067 |
| Montgomery County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+978 | 3,48458.2% | 2,50641.8% | 00.0% | 5,990 |
| Moore County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,985 | 4,46664.3% | 2,48135.7% | 00.0% | 6,947 |
| Nash County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,165 | 8,68294.4% | 5175.6% | 00.0% | 9,199 |
| New Hanover County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,073 | 7,37985.0% | 1,30615.0% | 00.0% | 8,685 |
| Northampton County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+3,676 | 3,78597.2% | 1092.8% | 00.0% | 3,894 |
| Onslow County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,523 | 2,75892.1% | 2357.9% | 00.0% | 2,993 |
| Orange County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,414 | 3,86072.7% | 1,44627.3% | 00.0% | 5,306 |
| Pamlico County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+767 | 1,62765.4% | 86034.6% | 00.0% | 2,487 |
| Pasquotank County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,902 | 3,22690.9% | 3249.1% | 00.0% | 3,550 |
| Pender County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,046 | 2,37987.7% | 33312.3% | 00.0% | 2,712 |
| Perquimans County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+809 | 97085.8% | 16114.2% | 00.0% | 1,131 |
| Person County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,514 | 2,89888.3% | 38411.7% | 00.0% | 3,282 |
| Pitt County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,214 | 9,53996.7% | 3253.3% | 00.0% | 9,864 |
| Polk County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+727 | 2,52158.4% | 1,79441.6% | 00.0% | 4,315 |
| Randolph County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,163 | 8,09053.9% | 6,92746.1% | 00.0% | 15,017 |
| Richmond County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,102 | 6,70991.7% | 6078.3% | 00.0% | 7,316 |
| Robeson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+9,548 | 10,28093.4% | 7326.6% | 00.0% | 11,012 |
| Rockingham County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,844 | 11,36681.8% | 2,52218.2% | 00.0% | 13,888 |
| Rowan County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+8,502 | 12,80874.8% | 4,30625.2% | 00.0% | 17,114 |
| Rutherford County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,081 | 9,91167.2% | 4,83032.8% | 00.0% | 14,741 |
| Sampson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+989 | 5,93754.5% | 4,94845.5% | 00.0% | 10,885 |
| Scotland County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,869 | 3,18391.0% | 3149.0% | 00.0% | 3,497 |
| Stanly County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,982 | 6,50559.0% | 4,52341.0% | 00.0% | 11,028 |
| Stokes County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,125 | 4,38457.4% | 3,25942.6% | 00.0% | 7,643 |
| Surry County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,067 | 8,83365.0% | 4,76635.0% | 00.0% | 13,599 |
| Swain County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+535 | 2,61955.7% | 2,08444.3% | 00.0% | 4,703 |
| Transylvania County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+844 | 2,84558.7% | 2,00141.3% | 00.0% | 4,846 |
| Tyrrell County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+745 | 1,04977.5% | 30422.5% | 00.0% | 1,353 |
| Union County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,879 | 7,48092.6% | 6017.4% | 00.0% | 8,081 |
| Vance County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+4,221 | 4,53693.5% | 3156.5% | 00.0% | 4,851 |
| Wake County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+17,394 | 19,85089.0% | 2,45611.0% | 00.0% | 22,306 |
| Warren County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+2,907 | 3,04795.6% | 1404.4% | 00.0% | 3,187 |
| Washington County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+1,340 | 1,87577.8% | 53522.2% | 00.0% | 2,410 |
| Watauga County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+471 | 3,88053.2% | 3,40946.8% | 00.0% | 7,289 |
| Wayne County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+5,336 | 7,08780.2% | 1,75119.8% | 00.0% | 8,838 |
| Wilkes County | Alf Landon+1,852 | 6,50643.8% | 8,35856.2% | 00.0% | 14,864 |
| Wilson County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+6,973 | 7,52293.2% | 5496.8% | 00.0% | 8,071 |
| Yadkin County | Alf Landon+991 | 3,20943.3% | 4,20056.7% | 00.0% | 7,409 |
| Yancey County | Franklin D. Roosevelt+912 | 3,60357.2% | 2,69142.8% | 00.0% | 6,294 |
Nominees: Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) · Alf Landon (R)
North Carolina's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1936 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | +11.6% |
| 1896 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | +8.5% |
| 1904 | +20.1% |
| 1908 | +8.7% |
| 1912 | +47.3% |
| 1916 | +16.4% |
| 1920 | +13.5% |
| 1924 | +19.4% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +40.6% |
| 1936 | +46.8% |
| 1940 | +48.1% |
| 1944 | +33.4% |
| 1948 | +25.3% |
| 1952 | +7.8% |
| 1956 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | +4.2% |
| 1964 | +12.3% |
| 1968 | −10.3% |
| 1972 | −40.6% |
| 1976 | +11.0% |
| 1980 | −2.1% |
| 1984 | −24.0% |
| 1988 | −16.3% |
| 1992 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | −4.7% |
| 2000 | −12.8% |
| 2004 | −12.4% |
| 2008 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | −2.0% |
| 2016 | −3.7% |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
| 2024 | −3.2% |
Source. Compiled historical county records — 1936 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.